Archive for December, 2009

This is a special request by Ivander: toadstool cupcakes and Ambigram cupcakes for his girlfriend, Amanda. What is Ambigram?

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

 

An ambigram is a typographical design or artform that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation. The words readable in the other viewpoint, direction or orientation may be the same or different from the original words. Douglas R. Hofstadter describes an ambigram as a “calligraphic design that manages to squeeze two different readings into the selfsame set of curves.” Different ambigramists may create completely different ambigrams from the same word or words, differing in both style and form.

So the first 6 cupcakes should read AMANDA, and when read upside down, it should read CHRISTIE. Interesting huh? Ivander was kind enough to make a sketch for me and my husband. Thank you so much!

Here are the cupcakes:

The whole set:

The shoes:

The bags:

The bustiers:

The flowers: